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Picknickers dressed in white descended on Logan Square for the annual event. → Read More
Employees face unpaid leave and termination if they don't comply. The city is still negotiating with some of its labor unions. → Read More
The site, promised last week by President Joe Biden’s administration, would be able to do at least 500 tests per day. → Read More
The pop-up testing tents that falsely claimed to have FEMA funding are shut down. But the incident exposed flaws in the testing system. → Read More
LabElite, the company offering the tests and claiming to have federal funding, had tents at 13th and Chestnut and 15th and Chestnut last week. The company is based in Chicago. → Read More
Experts in violence prevention say Philadelphia’s strategy should be more targeted and focused on areas with the most need. → Read More
City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart and Councilmember Jamie Gauthier published a half-dozen letters between their offices and the administration showing them repeatedly ask for clarification on programs. → Read More
The proposed mandate would bring Philly closer in line with cities like New York and San Francisco that have required proof of vaccination since August for entry at restaurants. → Read More
District Attorney Kevin Steele is appealing a June ruling that set Bill Cosby free. → Read More
Maria Quiñones-Sánchez plans to introduce legislation next year with rules to prevent corruption. → Read More
City Council is expected to pass a bill in December making outdoor dining structures permanent in the city, but only in some areas. → Read More
The parade route will be blocked off “as best as humanly possible," police say. → Read More
City workers who aren’t fully vaccinated by Jan. 14 could lose their jobs. → Read More
Henon introduced one zoning bill and voted on other legislation in his first Council meeting since his conviction. → Read More
Philadelphia urged vaccination of young children to head of what could be another COVID-19 surge in the city. → Read More
The legislation, advancing through Council, would make some streeteries permanent, but leave councilmembers in conttol in other areas. → Read More
If COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations did eventually reach levels usually associated with the flu, would that be a reasonable benchmark for saying the pandemic was over? → Read More
Cheryl Carmel learned during jury deliberations that Pennsylvania has no legal definition of consent. Now she is seeking to change that. → Read More
The city still has $20 million left to give from its new grant program meant to address the gun violence crisis. → Read More
A lawyer threatened to have supporters of the statue remove the plywood during a Columbus Day parade. → Read More